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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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